The Swedish firm said that Google’s search results unfairly promote the tech giant’s own shopping-comparison services over those of PriceRunner.
The lawsuit follows a decision by the European General Court that Google breached EU antitrust laws by manipulating search results in favour of its own shopping-comparison services.
In its lawsuit, PriceRunner said it wants Google to pay compensation for the profits that it has lost in the UK since 2008, as well as in Sweden and Denmark since 2013.
It wouldn’t be the first time Google has landed in hot water with EU regulators over antitrust concerns.
Last year, the European Commission announced an investigation into anti-competitive behaviour by the firm, with a focus on whether the company violated competition rules by giving preferential treatment to its online ad tech services.
”After extensive and thorough preparations, we have today sued Google for close to 2.1 billion euros,” said PriceRunner CEO Mikael...